Insegnamento PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE IN THE U.S.A

Corso
Filosofia ed etica delle relazioni
Codice insegnamento
A000420
Curriculum
World religions and philosophy
Docente
Alessandro Clericuzio
Docenti
  • Alessandro Clericuzio
Ore
  • 54 ore - Alessandro Clericuzio
CFU
9
Regolamento
Coorte 2022
Erogato
2022/23
Attività
Affine/integrativa
Ambito
Attività formative affini o integrative
Settore
L-LIN/10
Tipo insegnamento
Opzionale (Optional)
Tipo attività
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Lingua insegnamento
INGLESE
Contenuti
Ralph Waldo Emerson's heritage in American Culture
Testi di riferimento
R. W. Emerson, "Selected Essays", edited and with an Introduction by Larzer Ziff, Penguin, 1987 (available in the UNIPG library); Giorgio Mariani et all., "Emerson at 200", Aracne, 2004.
Obiettivi formativi
The course will investigate the importance of Ralph Waldo Emerson's philosophical thought on American culture, from the 19th century to modern times. The trascendentalist intellectual was pivotal in the development of a specific nature-oriented literature mirroring American identity. His writings, together with those by Henry David Thoreau form the basis of an environmentalist trend that spans decades. From the early perception of the power and, at the same time, of the vulnerability of nature, to today's ecocriticism, Emerson proves one of the most innovative philosophers of the U.S.A. His writings will be studied alongside contemporary analyses of his heritage in fields such as pedagogy, philosophy, ecology and history. Students will have to be able to trace these threads from the 19th century to today's culture.
Prerequisiti
Good knowledge of the English language, level B2
Metodi didattici
Traditional classes, seminars, group work
Altre informazioni
Further information will be given by the professor at the beginning of the course
Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento
Oral exam
Programma esteso
The course will investigate the importance of Ralph Waldo Emerson's philosophical thought on American culture, from the 19th century to modern times. The trascendentalist intellectual was pivotal in the development of a specific nature-oriented literature mirroring American identity. His writings, together with those by Henry David Thoreau form the basis of an environmentalist trend that spans decades. From the early perception of the power and, at the same time, of the vulnerability of nature, to today's ecocriticism, Emerson proves one of the most innovative philosophers of the U.S.A. His writings will be studied alongside contemporary analyses of his heritage in fields such as pedagogy, philosophy, ecology and history.
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